Life 360 in College

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We talk everyday and yesterday I asked DD her plans for the night. “Homework and hanging with friends” was her answer. Great. Have fun!

This morning we noticed we didn’t get the alert she had come back to her house. A quick check of Life360 showed she was at her GF’s house.

Of course she doesn’t have to check in and we know plans change. The little skip our heart made this am was settled knowing she was somewhere safe.

And before you ask, we have been to her GF’s and knew the location just by the surrounding streets we saw on the app.

For those who ask what we would think of our parents had this capability, this is truly a non-starter. Our privacy erosion began long after our parents had us: there really is no going back.

Our daughter asked to keep it in for safety. We don’t track each other but from time to time we do look on at each other especially when we are traveling and on different hemispheres.

Wow. You have an alert set?

[Anonymous]

I’m in my 30s and my siblings/parents are on Find My Friends. I rarely check but don’t find it stifling. In the rare case I go somewhere I don’t want to discuss, I hide my location.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We talk everyday and yesterday I asked DD her plans for the night. “Homework and hanging with friends” was her answer. Great. Have fun!

This morning we noticed we didn’t get the alert she had come back to her house. A quick check of Life360 showed she was at her GF’s house.

Of course she doesn’t have to check in and we know plans change. The little skip our heart made this am was settled knowing she was somewhere safe.

And before you ask, we have been to her GF’s and knew the location just by the surrounding streets we saw on the app.

For those who ask what we would think of our parents had this capability, this is truly a non-starter. Our privacy erosion began long after our parents had us: there really is no going back.

Our daughter asked to keep it in for safety. We don’t track each other but from time to time we do look on at each other especially when we are traveling and on different hemispheres.

Wow. You have an alert set?

Yep we sure do!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have find my friends on my family members - gives me peace of mind to be able to see where my kids are. My kids are much better behaved than I ever was at their age so it has nothing to do with spying it has to do with me getting a 5 second pulse on where there are. It's completely pointless since I have never once ever mentioned whereabouts to them but as a mom, I like to be able to see where they are, sue me.

I take issue with this idea that college kids are "adults". Adults are not teenagers who are 100 percent financially reliant on their parents and who may be in the first weeks of living away from home. Adults have their own homes, jobs, pay for their own phone, insurance and life. We can mince words here but granting "adult" autonomy to teens taking their first steps of independence is a joke. I actually find the whole college process of parents barely being able to log in to pay 40-80K in tuition to be ridiculous.

I’m with you. Can’t believe I had to get kid to log into their account so I could pay a huge tuition bill.

My kid turned off the Find Friends app, and I’ve been wondering if I ask them to turn it back on.

[Anonymous]

LOLing at “good grief no to life360” from people who use Find my Friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think its really really weird to track family members phones. I don't need to know exacrky where my teens or DH is. How stifling! Wow.

There is something gross about all of this. We’ve never used any of these products. I didn’t grow up with this crap and won’t force it on my family. You think it helps keep your kids safe but it doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do you find lost phones?

My kids are adults now and no one in our household has ever lost a phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a kid in college yet, but think about the girl n Charlottesville or the high school kid intoxicated lost in Bethesda. It can save lives.

But it doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a kid in college yet, but think about the girl n Charlottesville or the high school kid intoxicated lost in Bethesda. It can save lives.

How? Bc if I happen to be staring at my phone and notice that my kid is not in a dorm I would…..call the police in a different state and tell them that? That’s just searching for reasons to make anxiety seem normal.

No, but if parents haven't heard from their kid in an amount of time that would be considered alarming in that family, it's a way to see where the child might be.

You didn’t help your case at all.

Stop tracking your kids. This is sick and does not help keep your kids safe.

Sick.

[Anonymous]

We have Find My Friends and use that from time to time for ALL of us. And we view it as a safety feature.

You don't have to like it, approve, or whatever. It's a different choice that you may make. Mind your business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have it and rarely look (rarely, not never). But as a pp said, when we go to our child's school, or they are coming home it is nice to know if the arrival is in 5 or 35 minutes.

We first got it for pick up for a sport they attended weekly in MS, and it was great for knowing when the bus was arriving back at the general location. It meant I didn't have to wait for them and they didn't have to wait for me.

What a lame excuse for using a tracker. My kids would just send me a text as they got close.

This constant need for attention is horrible and is one of the worst things about cell phones. I’d bet you’re the types who get upset when you don’t get an immediate response from texts you send.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have find my friends on my family members - gives me peace of mind to be able to see where my kids are. My kids are much better behaved than I ever was at their age so it has nothing to do with spying it has to do with me getting a 5 second pulse on where there are. It's completely pointless since I have never once ever mentioned whereabouts to them but as a mom, I like to be able to see where they are, sue me.

I take issue with this idea that college kids are "adults". Adults are not teenagers who are 100 percent financially reliant on their parents and who may be in the first weeks of living away from home. Adults have their own homes, jobs, pay for their own phone, insurance and life. We can mince words here but granting "adult" autonomy to teens taking their first steps of independence is a joke. I actually find the whole college process of parents barely being able to log in to pay 40-80K in tuition to be ridiculous.

I get it. You’re choosing to pay $80k for college means you control your kids life as long as you want, they owe you big, and f it all you deserve to know where they are at all times.

Yeah, you’re healthy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We've been on Life360 for many years and I'm glad that this has never been an issue with privacy. We all see it as a security and convenience feature. My kids are now 17 and 20 and have never asked to deactivate. I travel overseas frequently and they actually are the ones who check on me. My DS has been so thoughtful about even calling or texting any of us if he sees we are driving.

Lol.. one of my kids texted me.. thought you are at work today. What are you doing at home?

Yep it’s so helpful that it encourages your kid to call or text while you are driving. /s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really sick to track college age kids this way. Unbelievable. So how, I survived without my parents knowing where I was at all times. Safety BS reason. It's all about control. Time to let go. Going to confront thieves about stolen backpack? Crazy. Besides risk of getting hurt by thieves, what happens when Father hurts thieves and gets arrested.
Are you going to fill out DC timesheets at work or go to their performance reviews for support?

Would you like to buy a jump to conclusions mat with your hyperbole you ignorant troll. Can’t stand some families do it differently than you? Why not go whine about it on a free message board. What a sorry life you lead!

Pot meet kettle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No. We stopped using it in HS.

This is when we started using it.